Women With High-Risk Pregnancies Have Limited Options Under Abortion Bans

ProPublicaCenter-LeftEN 4 min read 100% complete by Kavitha SuranaJanuary 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM

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Women with high-risk pregnancies face limited options under abortion bans in states that have restricted access to abortion services. These women often enter pregnancy with underlying health issues that put them at an elevated risk of long-term complications and death. Abortion bans typically do not include exceptions for these types of health concerns, except in cases where the mother's life is at risk. In practice, doctors are reluctant to perform abortions without strong evidence that the patient is likely to die. Recent cases illustrate the life-or-death stakes of this narrow view, including the case of Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old woman with uncontrolled blood pressure who died in Texas despite being hospitalized and seeking an abortion.

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Idaho 40% ProPublica 40% Texas ×270% Tierra Walker ×280% Roe v. Wade 90%

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abortion bans 100% high-risk pregnancies 90% women's health 80% life of the mother exception 70% medical exceptions 60% maternal mortality 50% chronic conditions 50% miscarriage 40%

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Very Negative

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Center-Left (-0.40)

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90%

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